A/N: I want to thank everyone for their reviews.. I got over 70! ^_^ Happy, happy. I love reviews. Many thank you's to everyone.
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yuyu~ I prefer IxK too.. they are just way too cute together. And thanks for reviewing!
Yumi-chan~ Thank you, thank you! Here's the next chapter and, *evil cackle* sorry about the cliffhanger. I couldn't resist.
sammy-chan~ I'm pretty sure this fic will end up having Inuyasha with Kagome..;_;. But just think about all his hard work, heh. I might do a SesshomaruxKagome one, but first I gotta come up with an idea. ^_^''
Mercuria~ Uh.. sorry, but it's an Inuyasha and Kagome fic. Hehe. Thanks for reviewing though, and I hope you'll keep reading! +_+
SacredWings~ Hi! *waves* Thanks for reviewing my fic, and good luck on yours! I updated Hiding..^_^_^
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Emmi-chan~ You're a pretty gifted writer, to make something I wrote sound that good in a review. ^_^ Thanks, though! I loved your review... specifics are everything. ^_^
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Disclaimer: Inuyasha doesn't belong to me. However, I'd gladly trade my little sister for him. Not that Kagome-san is stupid enough to take me up on my offer..
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Chapter 7
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Sesshomaru burst out of his study at the first sound of Kagome's anguished screams. "Kagome? Kagome!" he knelt by her, cradling her head in his lap. Spotting a servant rushing away, who was hoping to be kept out of this latest mess, Sesshomaru barked out, "Get a medicine woman from the nearest village!" The servant, a minor air demon, stammered, "B-but Lord Sesshomaru, the nearest village is- is three days away!" Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes and hissed. "Well, I suggest you fly very, very fast then. And if the woman is not in here in time to save Kagome-san, you will suffer very painfully, I'll make sure of that." He glared. "Do not attempt to escape. If I even get the tiniest suspicion, you will be attacked by my vulture demons. Understand?" The servant gulped and nodded frantically. Anything to get away from the master while he was distressed.
Inuyasha held his injured arm against one side, and glanced quickly around to get an idea of the others' situations. Shippo had given up on fighting now, and was just trying to lead some of the vultures away from his friends, distracting them to the best of his ability. There was blood soaking into the forest floor, surrounding them. Only three of the eighteen vultures were dead. Inuyasha sighed and dove in again. The things he did for this girl..
Kagome opened her eyes to see a concerned Sesshomaru looking down urgently. "Kagome, is everything all right? What's wrong?"
She gasped for breath and grabbed onto Sesshomaru's immaculate shirt. "Sesshomaru-sama," she whispered desperately. "Please, help me! Please.." her voice trailed off, and she slumped back into his lap. "Kagome, I can't help you if you don't tell me!" Sesshomaru barely raised his voice, but the stress in it was apparent. "Please.." he murmured. "Tell me what's wrong with you."
She tried to sit up again, leaning against Sesshomaru. "There-there are big, big birds attacking. Sesshomaru, please, stop them!"
"Attacking who?!"
"I don't know.." she squeezed her eyes shut and a tear slipped out. "Someone special." she whispered. "Someone good. Stop them.. before it's too late."
Sesshomaru stared down at the human girl. There was no way in hell that she could know about the vultures. Those demons were Sesshomaru's best kept secrets, of which he had many. And from the way she was going on, it seemed almost that she could see the battle scene. But yet she didn't know who the vultures were attacking..
There was a thin line of blood at Kagome's mouth where she had bit her tongue, or perhaps her lip. Sesshomaru bent his head and absently licked it off. The vultures were the surest way to get rid of Inuyasha, yet he would be forced to command them to stop if it was affecting Kagome. That brought his musing to another question. How could Kagome know what was going on? Sesshomaru doubted that she and the halfling were connected telepathically. If they could, she would have reacted to it by now. This was very queer indeed...
Sesshomaru strode through the echoingly empty halls of his castle. Kagome had finally fallen into a restless sleep with some help from Sesshomaru's private collection of sedatives. Even though he was glad that the human girl was safe for the time being, Sesshomaru wore the most irritated expression on his face. Servants who usually just ducked behind a corner when he walked by would now dive into fountains just to avoid Sesshomaru's formidable glare. But Sesshomaru had no time to deal with cowardly underlings today. He walked purposely into his study room, and sat down slowly, pondering. If he called off the demons now, there was a chance that at least one of the group would still survive. But if he didn't, Kagome would become more and more distressed, perhaps until she went mad. Sesshomaru growled. Somebody was going to pay for this. He hated when his plans went awry.
Inuyasha was in the middle of slicing a bird in half when a cold breeze passed through the clearing. Time froze, and Inuyasha along with it. Then, without warning, the remaining unmaimed birds disappeared. Inuyasha stood there in disbelief, panting heavily. "What the f**king hell was that?" he demanded, head raised toward the sky. The fluffy clouds gave no answer, so Inuyasha relented and looked around, carefully taking stock of the casualties. Miroku was slumped against a tree, cradling Sango's head in his lap. Both their eyes were closed, but it was from exhaustion, not injury. Their clothes were covered in blood, the red of theirs and the near-black of the demons. Inuyasha himself had bled very little. Although he had been hurt far worse than anyone else, he had willed his body to heal him as soon as possible. He closed his eyes and leaned against his sword. Then his eyes shot open again. "Shippo!"
The little kitsune crawled out from the underbrush. "Inuyasha!" he wailed, hurtling himself straight at the demon. "You're alive!"
"You expected anything less?" Inuyasha asked, peeling Shippo off him. "We have to go find Kagome now."
"Uh.. wrong." Miroku spoke up, opening one eye. "We have to make sure that Sango and I aren't dead. Some of us don't heal like demons, Inuyasha."
Inuyasha sighed. "Right, right. So, you two alive? Good, let's go."
Miroku glared. "Inuyasha, if it were just me, I'd say, fine, we'll go find Kagome now. But Sango's hurt too! At least let me bandage her wounds."
Sango pushed herself up weakly. "As if I'd let you check me over," she scolded. "I didn't forget your wandering hands, Miroku."
He grinned and gave her a light kiss. "You all right?" Sango sat up, breathing heavily from the excertion. "Can't get rid of me that easily. Which direction do we go in?"
Kagome opened her eyes to faint sunlight drifting through the window. The visions were gone from her mind, leaving her mind feeling foggy. She shot upright when the memories hit her with full force. She hopped out of bed and ran out the door. She needed some answers, and she knew just where to find it.
Inuyasha bent down and dipped a hand into the running water. "We can wash up here." he announced. "And after that, we go find Kagome. NO more delays, understand?" Everyone busily ignored him and began cleaning themselves off. Inuyasha growled. Shippo splashed in the water, wailing. "So much blood on me!" he exclaimed. "Look! And yuck! What is this?!" Shippo picked a liver-like, bloody thing off his ear. He tossed it into the depths of the river and promptly began wailing again. Inuyasha rolled his eyes and ambled over to Miroku and Sango. "Ouch! Watch it!" Sango slapped Miroku's hand away from her shoulder. "I think I can handle it, Miroku-kun." He leaned back and gave her a worried look. "You sure?" Sango scooted closer to the water. "Don't worry about me." she reassured. "Just get in the water. You probably have some demon guts on you too." Miroku sighed and headed for the river, favoring his left arm. "You hurt?" Inuyasha asked abruptly.
"Just a scratch." Miroku replied weakly. Sango narrowed her eyes and, in one swift move, pulled Miroku's shirt open.
"If you were so eager to get my clothes off, I would be happy to-" he began. Sango dealt him a swift slap on his uninjured arm. "Miroku! Your arm is almost falling off!"
He winced. "I didn't need that mental picture, you know. Besides, it's a clean cut. No bone, or.." Inuyasha shut out the rest of their conversation and dove into the water. Seeing Sango and Miroku's newfound love, (if you could call it that), made Kagome's absense all the more outstanding. Inuyasha broke the surface of the sparkling water, shaking glittering droplets out of her silky white hair. Shippo hopped onto Inuyasha's head, holding it in a death grip. "I miss Kagome." the kitsune said wistfully. Inuyasha growled and ducked under water, staying there until Shippo let go of his hair and rose out of the river, gasping. "You were trying to drown me!" he accused, once Inuyasha emerged, a couple feet away. "Just trying to get you off my head," he said irritably. Shippo wasn't listening anymore. Instead, he was watching the water, a morbid expression on his face. "Inuyasha! The water's turning red!" Inuyasha looked around. "So?" he wanted to know. "It's just the blood we washed off."
Shippo paddled quickly for the ground. "I think I'm going to be sick." Inuyasha, too, swam for the shore before the redness of the tainted water could reach him. After all, it would be a shame messing up his newly cleaned garments. Not that he was preparing to meet Kagome or anything..
Sesshomaru was still figuring out whether or not anyone had survived the vulture attack when Kagome appeared, breathless, at his door. "Sesshomaru-sama," she said. "I'm sorry to interrupt what you're doing, but I need to ask you a few questions, if that's okay with you."
Sesshomaru put on a cordial, if strained, smile. "Of course, Kagome-san. I trust you're feeling better?"
Kagome smiled wanly. "Must better, Sesshomaru-sama. Once again I must thank you for your care."
"Your well being is thanks enough." he replied politely. The heavy silence dragged on, until Kagome gathered her courage and spoke up. "What were those visions?"
Sesshomaru gave her an unreadable look. "My dear Kagome-san," he said smoothly. "What makes you think that I know?"
"You were connected to them." she said steadily. "I felt your aura stamped all over it. Please, Sesshomaru-sama, I need to know. You must tell me!"
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Ending Notes: Chapter 7. Not a cliffhanger this time, is it? I was sort of reading my first chapter, and I realized that my chapters are still as short as ever. -_-'''''
Oh well. Oh yes, everyone, I think you should watch "Black Hawk Down", especially if you think that Josh Hartnett is as cute as I do. Hehe. Okay. Byebye, and review!
Review!
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yuyu~ I prefer IxK too.. they are just way too cute together. And thanks for reviewing!
Yumi-chan~ Thank you, thank you! Here's the next chapter and, *evil cackle* sorry about the cliffhanger. I couldn't resist.
sammy-chan~ I'm pretty sure this fic will end up having Inuyasha with Kagome..;_;. But just think about all his hard work, heh. I might do a SesshomaruxKagome one, but first I gotta come up with an idea. ^_^''
Mercuria~ Uh.. sorry, but it's an Inuyasha and Kagome fic. Hehe. Thanks for reviewing though, and I hope you'll keep reading! +_+
SacredWings~ Hi! *waves* Thanks for reviewing my fic, and good luck on yours! I updated Hiding..^_^_^
japriter17~ Thanks! ^_^_^ Keep reading! And reviewing!
Crystal-Star-SS~ Hi! To both sides of your interesting personality, here's the next chapter! Enjoy!
Emmi-chan~ You're a pretty gifted writer, to make something I wrote sound that good in a review. ^_^ Thanks, though! I loved your review... specifics are everything. ^_^
Voldersnort~ Wow, I'm glad that you're still reading and reviewing my fic. ^_^ Thanks!
MoonKnight Maiden~ Here's the next segment, thank you!! By the way, does ^_^V mean, like a 'V' sign with your hands? 'cause it looks like that, and if it were, it would be adorable!! *giggles*
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Disclaimer: Inuyasha doesn't belong to me. However, I'd gladly trade my little sister for him. Not that Kagome-san is stupid enough to take me up on my offer..
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Chapter 7
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Sesshomaru burst out of his study at the first sound of Kagome's anguished screams. "Kagome? Kagome!" he knelt by her, cradling her head in his lap. Spotting a servant rushing away, who was hoping to be kept out of this latest mess, Sesshomaru barked out, "Get a medicine woman from the nearest village!" The servant, a minor air demon, stammered, "B-but Lord Sesshomaru, the nearest village is- is three days away!" Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes and hissed. "Well, I suggest you fly very, very fast then. And if the woman is not in here in time to save Kagome-san, you will suffer very painfully, I'll make sure of that." He glared. "Do not attempt to escape. If I even get the tiniest suspicion, you will be attacked by my vulture demons. Understand?" The servant gulped and nodded frantically. Anything to get away from the master while he was distressed.
Inuyasha held his injured arm against one side, and glanced quickly around to get an idea of the others' situations. Shippo had given up on fighting now, and was just trying to lead some of the vultures away from his friends, distracting them to the best of his ability. There was blood soaking into the forest floor, surrounding them. Only three of the eighteen vultures were dead. Inuyasha sighed and dove in again. The things he did for this girl..
Kagome opened her eyes to see a concerned Sesshomaru looking down urgently. "Kagome, is everything all right? What's wrong?"
She gasped for breath and grabbed onto Sesshomaru's immaculate shirt. "Sesshomaru-sama," she whispered desperately. "Please, help me! Please.." her voice trailed off, and she slumped back into his lap. "Kagome, I can't help you if you don't tell me!" Sesshomaru barely raised his voice, but the stress in it was apparent. "Please.." he murmured. "Tell me what's wrong with you."
She tried to sit up again, leaning against Sesshomaru. "There-there are big, big birds attacking. Sesshomaru, please, stop them!"
"Attacking who?!"
"I don't know.." she squeezed her eyes shut and a tear slipped out. "Someone special." she whispered. "Someone good. Stop them.. before it's too late."
Sesshomaru stared down at the human girl. There was no way in hell that she could know about the vultures. Those demons were Sesshomaru's best kept secrets, of which he had many. And from the way she was going on, it seemed almost that she could see the battle scene. But yet she didn't know who the vultures were attacking..
There was a thin line of blood at Kagome's mouth where she had bit her tongue, or perhaps her lip. Sesshomaru bent his head and absently licked it off. The vultures were the surest way to get rid of Inuyasha, yet he would be forced to command them to stop if it was affecting Kagome. That brought his musing to another question. How could Kagome know what was going on? Sesshomaru doubted that she and the halfling were connected telepathically. If they could, she would have reacted to it by now. This was very queer indeed...
Sesshomaru strode through the echoingly empty halls of his castle. Kagome had finally fallen into a restless sleep with some help from Sesshomaru's private collection of sedatives. Even though he was glad that the human girl was safe for the time being, Sesshomaru wore the most irritated expression on his face. Servants who usually just ducked behind a corner when he walked by would now dive into fountains just to avoid Sesshomaru's formidable glare. But Sesshomaru had no time to deal with cowardly underlings today. He walked purposely into his study room, and sat down slowly, pondering. If he called off the demons now, there was a chance that at least one of the group would still survive. But if he didn't, Kagome would become more and more distressed, perhaps until she went mad. Sesshomaru growled. Somebody was going to pay for this. He hated when his plans went awry.
Inuyasha was in the middle of slicing a bird in half when a cold breeze passed through the clearing. Time froze, and Inuyasha along with it. Then, without warning, the remaining unmaimed birds disappeared. Inuyasha stood there in disbelief, panting heavily. "What the f**king hell was that?" he demanded, head raised toward the sky. The fluffy clouds gave no answer, so Inuyasha relented and looked around, carefully taking stock of the casualties. Miroku was slumped against a tree, cradling Sango's head in his lap. Both their eyes were closed, but it was from exhaustion, not injury. Their clothes were covered in blood, the red of theirs and the near-black of the demons. Inuyasha himself had bled very little. Although he had been hurt far worse than anyone else, he had willed his body to heal him as soon as possible. He closed his eyes and leaned against his sword. Then his eyes shot open again. "Shippo!"
The little kitsune crawled out from the underbrush. "Inuyasha!" he wailed, hurtling himself straight at the demon. "You're alive!"
"You expected anything less?" Inuyasha asked, peeling Shippo off him. "We have to go find Kagome now."
"Uh.. wrong." Miroku spoke up, opening one eye. "We have to make sure that Sango and I aren't dead. Some of us don't heal like demons, Inuyasha."
Inuyasha sighed. "Right, right. So, you two alive? Good, let's go."
Miroku glared. "Inuyasha, if it were just me, I'd say, fine, we'll go find Kagome now. But Sango's hurt too! At least let me bandage her wounds."
Sango pushed herself up weakly. "As if I'd let you check me over," she scolded. "I didn't forget your wandering hands, Miroku."
He grinned and gave her a light kiss. "You all right?" Sango sat up, breathing heavily from the excertion. "Can't get rid of me that easily. Which direction do we go in?"
Kagome opened her eyes to faint sunlight drifting through the window. The visions were gone from her mind, leaving her mind feeling foggy. She shot upright when the memories hit her with full force. She hopped out of bed and ran out the door. She needed some answers, and she knew just where to find it.
Inuyasha bent down and dipped a hand into the running water. "We can wash up here." he announced. "And after that, we go find Kagome. NO more delays, understand?" Everyone busily ignored him and began cleaning themselves off. Inuyasha growled. Shippo splashed in the water, wailing. "So much blood on me!" he exclaimed. "Look! And yuck! What is this?!" Shippo picked a liver-like, bloody thing off his ear. He tossed it into the depths of the river and promptly began wailing again. Inuyasha rolled his eyes and ambled over to Miroku and Sango. "Ouch! Watch it!" Sango slapped Miroku's hand away from her shoulder. "I think I can handle it, Miroku-kun." He leaned back and gave her a worried look. "You sure?" Sango scooted closer to the water. "Don't worry about me." she reassured. "Just get in the water. You probably have some demon guts on you too." Miroku sighed and headed for the river, favoring his left arm. "You hurt?" Inuyasha asked abruptly.
"Just a scratch." Miroku replied weakly. Sango narrowed her eyes and, in one swift move, pulled Miroku's shirt open.
"If you were so eager to get my clothes off, I would be happy to-" he began. Sango dealt him a swift slap on his uninjured arm. "Miroku! Your arm is almost falling off!"
He winced. "I didn't need that mental picture, you know. Besides, it's a clean cut. No bone, or.." Inuyasha shut out the rest of their conversation and dove into the water. Seeing Sango and Miroku's newfound love, (if you could call it that), made Kagome's absense all the more outstanding. Inuyasha broke the surface of the sparkling water, shaking glittering droplets out of her silky white hair. Shippo hopped onto Inuyasha's head, holding it in a death grip. "I miss Kagome." the kitsune said wistfully. Inuyasha growled and ducked under water, staying there until Shippo let go of his hair and rose out of the river, gasping. "You were trying to drown me!" he accused, once Inuyasha emerged, a couple feet away. "Just trying to get you off my head," he said irritably. Shippo wasn't listening anymore. Instead, he was watching the water, a morbid expression on his face. "Inuyasha! The water's turning red!" Inuyasha looked around. "So?" he wanted to know. "It's just the blood we washed off."
Shippo paddled quickly for the ground. "I think I'm going to be sick." Inuyasha, too, swam for the shore before the redness of the tainted water could reach him. After all, it would be a shame messing up his newly cleaned garments. Not that he was preparing to meet Kagome or anything..
Sesshomaru was still figuring out whether or not anyone had survived the vulture attack when Kagome appeared, breathless, at his door. "Sesshomaru-sama," she said. "I'm sorry to interrupt what you're doing, but I need to ask you a few questions, if that's okay with you."
Sesshomaru put on a cordial, if strained, smile. "Of course, Kagome-san. I trust you're feeling better?"
Kagome smiled wanly. "Must better, Sesshomaru-sama. Once again I must thank you for your care."
"Your well being is thanks enough." he replied politely. The heavy silence dragged on, until Kagome gathered her courage and spoke up. "What were those visions?"
Sesshomaru gave her an unreadable look. "My dear Kagome-san," he said smoothly. "What makes you think that I know?"
"You were connected to them." she said steadily. "I felt your aura stamped all over it. Please, Sesshomaru-sama, I need to know. You must tell me!"
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Ending Notes: Chapter 7. Not a cliffhanger this time, is it? I was sort of reading my first chapter, and I realized that my chapters are still as short as ever. -_-'''''
Oh well. Oh yes, everyone, I think you should watch "Black Hawk Down", especially if you think that Josh Hartnett is as cute as I do. Hehe. Okay. Byebye, and review!
Review!
Thank you...
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